Clinical Services

MINOR ILLNESS - Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am – 10.30am This clinic is run by our Practice Nurse Prescriber, Cathie Beale who has attended Oxford Brookes University to gain qualifications as an extended nurse prescriber.  This provides an alternative to seeing the Doctors, especially if you need to be seen quickly.  The clinic is used to see patients with common ear, nose and throat conditions, eye infections, coughs and colds, gastroenteritis, spots, rashes, chicken pox, urinary tract infections, injuries, emergency contraception, etc.  To book an appointment in the Minor Illness clinic please phone at 8am on the day you wish to see the Nurse.

DIABETES/ASTHMA - Monday and Wednesday 8.30am – 10.30am.

FAMILY PLANNING and Emergency Contraception - This can be discussed at any consultation with a doctor or nurse.

ANTE NATAL - An Ante-Natal clinic is held at the surgery every Tuesday between 1.30pm and 4.00pm, where you may see the Midwife.  Ante-Natal appointments with the Doctor are booked in the usual way.

CHILD HEALTH  - Thursdays:  For baby and pre-school immunisations a clinic is available on Thursdays by appointment only with the Practice Nurse between 11.30am and 12.30pm.  The Health Visitor also holds a “walk-in” clinic. Baby and pre-school medical checks are by appointment only with the Doctor.  The Health Visitor is also available by appointment.  Please bring your Red Book with you to all appointments.

SMOKING CESSATION - We encourage and support all of our patients who wish to stop smoking. Please make an appointment with your usual doctor, and you may find the following website helpful. Smokefree Oxfordshire

WELL WOMAN  - This clinic gives women an opportunity to have routine health checks every Thursday afternoon by the Practice Nurse. You are welcome to use this clinic to discuss problems such as smears, menopause, incontinence, contraception, HRT, etc.

WELL MAN  - We appreciate that men are also interested in preventative health and appointments can be made with a GP in the usual way.

EAR SYRINGING - This clinic is held on a Tuesday between 1.30 and 2.30.

LABORATORY SPECIMENS  - e.g. urine samples Specimens are sent to the laboratory every weekday at 11.45am.  If you are asked to hand in a specimen, please ensure that we receive it by 11am (in the correct container, obtained from the surgery, marked with name, date of birth and date of sample).  Similarly, if you need a blood test please make a morning appointment.

TEST RESULTS  - You may ring the surgery for the results of tests which have been requested by the Medical Centre but please remember the following points:

1. Results will only be given to the specific patient to whom they apply.  In the interest of confidentiality please be prepared to identify yourself.

2. Please telephone between 2.00pm and 4.00pm to give the Doctor time to comment on the test and at a time when the receptionist will have more time to deal with your enquiry.  Checking results can be time consuming so is not possible during a busy morning.

3. Please do not expect the reception staff to have any medical knowledge.  They are instructed only to tell you if your test is normal.  If the test is abnormal or you require further discussion or interpretation then please refer to your Doctor.